Arizelocichla milanjensis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The stripe-cheeked greenbul (Arizelocichla milanjensis) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The stripe-cheeked greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then classified in Andropadus and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus Arizelocichla. Alternatively, some authorities classify the stripe-cheeked greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Some authorities consider the olive-headed greenbul and stripe-faced greenbul to be subspecies of the stripe-cheeked greenbul. Alternate names for the stripe-cheeked greenbul include the Mulanji stripe-cheeked greenbul and stripe-cheeked bulbul.
The stripe-cheeked greenbul is found in the highlands of south-eastern Malawi (Mount Mulanje), extreme eastern Zimbabwe and west-central Mozambique. (Stripe-cheeked greenbul = ) Stripe-cheeked bulbul - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
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Zimbabwe · 2024
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Mozambique · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-cheeked Greenbul sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-cheeked Greenbul in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
Only Gorongosa National Park, in our data
Gorongosa National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stripe-cheeked Greenbul sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Stripe-cheeked Greenbul that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 70%), Sombre Greenbul (about 30%) and Yellow-bellied Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stripe-cheeked Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Gorongosa National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
